Black rings and other ways to show asexual pride

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besides wearing an aven t-shirt, is there an offical way to display your asexual pride if you are ready to be out about it, if there isnt an offical symbol, flag, ear pearcing, bracelet, etc, how about starting one? I know the stealth triangle on the logo is a symbol alot of you forum regulars like

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My problem with the aven clothing is that I'm a little shy, and not completely out, and I wouldn't like to be stopped every five minutes to explain my shirt to someone. So something more, covert, would be cool, in my eyes at least.

You know, a friend of mine wears a ring on her left middle finger. Her explanation being that: your right middle means "currently single", the right ring means "currently taken" and since the left ring means "taken/married" in a permanent sense, then the next logical conclusion would be that left middle means "permanently single".

But that may not work for everyone as some asexuals desire companions and relationships, and some guys don't like jewelry.

Still, I would like to hear the input of others.

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I would realy like something that becomes convention, it would be our secret asexual-dar, so we can spot each other out and about, but its gotta be something some random person wouldnt acidently do and cause confusion

I also like the idea of one of those live stong type bracelets, with aven or something likewise on it

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I would realy like something that becomes convention, it would be our secret asexual-dar, so we can spot each other out and about, but its gotta be something some random person wouldnt acidently do and cause confusion

Hey I really like this idea...

I'm not very creative though. If somebody comes up with something to do I'm definitely in....

For a while I wore this really small lock on a chain...I did get asked why I was wearing it a lot, though, even though I didn't think it was that obvious...I figured people would just think I had an odd bondage-esque taste in fashion.

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Chozo was talking to me about the possibility of getting some AVEN / asexual wristbands made up, like the ones you see around for 'putting an end to poverty' and various other causes. It wouldn't be particularly visible though, unless you wear short sleeves all the time.

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You know, a friend of mine wears a ring on her left middle finger. Her explanation being that: your right middle means "currently single", the right ring means "currently taken" and since the left ring means "taken/married" in a permanent sense, then the next logical conclusion would be that left middle means "permanently single".

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I'm sorry, what? I don't know what that is. I am a hermit without tv so...

Cate

They were, as I understand it, popularized by Lance Armstrong. They are the size and shape of a standard big, heavy duty rubber band, except they are bright yellow instead of paper bag brown and have "Live Strong" embossed on them. The proceeds go to cancer research, I think, and the basic idea has been fadded about the globe. Think those jellie bracelets from the 80s with a social concience. . . .

OH! I've seen those. I wondered why everyone was suddenly wearing rubber bands around their wrists. I thought maybe they were all trying to quite smoking in a heavy duty fashion. I've seen them in hues other than yellow, though, are those the same thing?

OH! I've seen those. I wondered why everyone was suddenly wearing rubber bands around their wrists. I thought maybe they were all trying to quite smoking in a heavy duty fashion. I've seen them in hues other than yellow, though, are those the same thing?

Cate

Different colours represent different causes, I think, Cate.

And, wait just a moment. *chases Karl* Thinks he is getting off that easy, does he?

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I was thinking, there's a sort of difficulty once something starts becoming popular to wear...people who don't know what it means will be wearing it too, so eventually you won't know who is asexual and who is just wearing something because they see other people doing it. That'd probably be a bigger issue with what finger you wear a ring on, or the color of it than those bracelets.

I personally don't have an interest in the bracelets myself though! I wish I could come up with an idea myself...hmm...